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When I was a complete beginner, in childhood, I didn't understand why the code I copied from a random library book into WordPerfect was not 'running'. That's w
by jimcsharp 8y ago
When I was a complete beginner, in childhood, I didn't understand why the code I copied from a random library book into WordPerfect was not 'running'.
That's what I think of when I read 'complete beginner' - and people seem to shy away from those very important tooling concepts.
- volkk 8y agoExactly. My girlfriend always wonders what i actually do at work (she's a fashion designer) and she can't even comprehend what code is nor how its run. Common questions include: "So do you just sit there all day and type code?", "would you be able to code facebook?", "Can you please use your code skills and fix the TV? (it was set on a different HDMI input after I finished playing PS4 and forgot to switch it back)" It's cute, but a complete beginner literally can't even fathom what a computer loosely does inside/how it runs code aside from utter magic
- overkalix 8y agoAh, yes, good ol' could you code facebook.